Workforce
Dedicated To Our District
Serving Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, and Warren Counties our Workforce Division offers a variety of services regarding careers, workforce training, assessment/testing, and Adult Basic and Continuing Education. We are dedicated to providing current and prospective employers in our district a trained and educated workforce, enabling our district to retain and grow existing businesses and industries as well as to attract new ones.
Training
Plan a new career. Find job training. It starts here.
Employers
Source, hire or train employees for your business.
Jobs
New employment opportunities are out there.
AccelerateMS is accepting public comments on proposed Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) waiver requests that will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor. These waivers are intended to provide additional flexibility for Mississippi’s workforce development system to better respond to employer needs and support jobseekers across the state.
Stakeholders and members of the public are invited to review the proposed waivers and submit comments for consideration. Written comments must be received no later than April 4, 2026. Comments should be submitted by email to Jeremiah Willis at jwillis@acceleratems.org. All comments received during the public comment period will be reviewed and incorporated as appropriate prior to submission of the waiver requests.
To review the proposed waivers, click here.
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